Recovering from Personal Injuries: When to See an Orthopedic Specialist

Everyone deals with harmless minor incidents every once in a while, but when accidents happen on the road, in a public place, or somewhere else that is someone else’s fault, they can lead to lasting harm you have to deal with. And with nearly 25 million people going to their doctors in a single year, dealing with the consequences of those events can be costly.

These incidents are legally referred to as personal injury or tort law, and while you’re trying to get through all the legal red tape of an incident, the harm to your body also needs to be dealt with. We can treat the injuries and help you recover, and that starts with knowing when you should get medical help after it happens.

Fort Worth, Texas, residents needing medical help from accidents or any events that lead to injury can count on Dr. Joseph Daniels and his staff at Southwest Orthopedic Associates.

Types of injury

According to the law, personal injury fits under three headings, accidental injury, strict liability, and intentional tort. This covers different types of bodily harm due to medical malpractice, injury from carelessness on the part of house renters or owners, defective products, and assault and battery.

This can lead to damage like:

Cuts, lacerations, and punctures

Incisions from malpractice, injury from products that don’t work, and being attacked can lead to these problems.

Musculoskeletal injury

Falls, spills, and environmental damage from unsafe rentals as well as assaults can lead to sprains, strains, fractures, and breaks.

Burns

Chemicals in defective equipment and other accidental hazards can lead to mild, moderate or severe burns.

The recovery process

As soon as possible after a personal injury incident, you should make an effort to get medical help to understand the extent of your issues better and learn what you’ll need to recover fully. To get you through these conditions, we have an evaluation process that consists of:

• Initial assessment: physical exams, checking medical history, medical imaging

• Detailed medical reports: documenting findings, making a diagnosis, determining treatment

• Immediate care: dealing with the most pressing medical problems like surgery, immobilization, or physical therapy

• Rehabilitation plan: putting together an overall plan to treat all the issues and establish a timeline for recovery

• Impact analysis: determine the long-term effects and assess possible permanent damage

Treatment options

To accomplish this process, we can treat you in several ways, depending on the severity of bodily harm:

• Physical therapy: problems can be addressed with techniques to restore flexibility, mobility, and strength in joints
• Urgent care: sprains, strains, tears, dislocations, fractures, and breaks can be dealt with quickly with this option
• Partial or total joint replacement: severe damage to joints may require replacing to restore function and get relief
• Occupational therapy: if injuries are permanent, this can help adapt to changes to improve quality of life

These claims can be hard enough without getting the medical attention you need, so make an appointment with Dr. Daniels and Southwest Orthopedic Associates today to start healing.